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Home My WebLink About1944-0077 - Ordinance - 03/16/1944ORDINANCE NO. 77 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY AS BEING WITHIN THE FIRE LIMITS, PROVIDING FOR PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS FOR ERECTIONS, ADDITIONS, AND ALTERATIONS OF BUILDINGS IN FIRE LIMITS, PRESCRIBING TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS PERMITTED IN FIRE LIMITS, DEFINING TYPES OF FRAME BUILDING IN FIRE LIMITS AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIO- LATION OF PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas: SECTION I. FIRE LIMITS: The following shall be and are hereby de- clared to be the fire limits: Beginning at the intersection of the Sulphur Springs Road and State Highway No. 6; Thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of State Highway No. 6 for a distance of 2985 feet to the intersection of the centerline of State Highway No. 6 with the extension of the northwest side of lot 14, block 3, of the College Hills Estate Addition to the City of College Station, Texas; Thence N. 45 E. a distance of approximately 280 feet to the north corner of lot 14, block 3 of said addition; Thence in a northwesterly direction along the south side of alley in block 3 of said addition to the intersection of the south side of the alley with Walton Drive; Thence continuing in a northwesterly direction along the south side of the alley in block 1 of each addition to the most northerly corner of lot 10, block 1; Thence in a westerly direction along southside of circular alley in block 1 to the most northerly corner of lot 5, block 1 of said addition; Thence N 45 W and parallel with State Highway No. 6 a distance of 2000 feet to the northwest side of lot 28 of the D. A. Smith Subdivision of 69 acres out of the Richard Carter League of Brazos County, Texas; Thence S 45 W a distance of 200 feet to the point of beginning. Beginning at the south corner of Farm Highway No. 60 and old Highway No. 6, Block 8, Boyett addition; Thence northeast along center of Farm Highway No. 60 through blocks 8, 1, and 2 to east corner of Tauber street and Farm Highway No. 60; Thence NW approximately 189 feet; Thence SW to East corner of block 1, lot 21, to corner of Main and Patricia streets; Thence NW approximately 50 feet; Thence SW approximately 190 feet which includes lots 21 to 26 Incl. also in block 1, Boyett addition; Thence NW approximately 150 feet to the Church Avenue: Thence SW approximately 52 feet to Patricia street which includes lots 18 -27 and 28, block 1, Boyett addition; Thence SW on Patricia street to Old Highway No. 6; Thence SE approximately 200 feet along center of old Highway No. 6 to the place of beginning. - 119 - Ordinance No. 77 - Page 2 Beginning at the corner of Jersey Street and Montclair Street, block 8, West Park Addition; Thence SW along center line to Highlands Street, which includes lots 1 -13 inclusive, Thence SE along center line of Highlands Stree, 100 feet to alley; Thence NE to east corner of lot no. 1, block no. 8, Montclair Avenue; Thence NW 100 feet to place of beginning. SECTION II. PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS: No structure, building or part thereof, shall hereafter be built, enlarged, or altered, until a complete act of plans and specifications shall have been filed with the City Secretary, together with a statement of materials to be used, shall have been submitted to the City Engineer, who shall, if in accord- ance with the provisions herein contained, issue a written permit in triplicate for the proposed work, once copy of which shall be kept on file with the City Secretary. Structures hereafter erected without a permit, or not in con- formity with this ordinance, shall be removed. No building shall be moved from without to within the fire limits, now from one location to another within the fire limits until a permit shall have been issued therefor. No permit shall be issued unless such construction is in accordance with this ordinance. The designated Building Inspector shall inspect, as often as practical, construction in progress to see that all provisions of this ordinance are being complied with. SECTION III. CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED WITHIN THE FIRE LIMITS: No building or structure of wooden, ironclad (whether on wood or metal supports), stucco, or veneer type construction, or any building whose walls contain wood supports shall be permitted except as indicated in Section 4. No building shall hereafter be built, enlarged, or altered, except in accordance with this ordinance. The thickness of walls shall be not less than as given below: Brick walls shall not be less than 12 inches thick, except that small one story buildings with floor areas of 750 square feet or less may have walls eight inches thick. Reinforced concrete wall may be three - fourths of the thickness of brick walls, but in no case less than eight inches. Hollow building tile may be used as filler walls provided such walls be supported on reinforced concrete beams and footings, and by adequate reinforced concrete or brick pillars or columns spaced not more than 16 feet apart; walls to be not less than 12 inches thick. Small one -story buildings of less than 500 square feet floor area may have walls of 8 inch hollow building tile. Solid stone walls shall be four inches thicker than brick walls for like construction. - 120 - Ordinance No. 77 - Page 3 SECTION IV. FRAME BUILDING IN FIRE LIMITS: The following frame structures are permissable in the fire limits: A. Temporary one -story frame builders. B. Wooden fences not over g cover, buildings for the use of feet high without roof or SECTION V. ROOFS: All buildings or structures hereafter con- structed in the fire limits shall have incombustible roof coverings. No roofing on an existing roof shall be renewed or repaired to a greater extent than 10% of the roof surface, except in conformity with this ordinance, and in no instance shall more than one permit be issued each existing building in any one year. SECTION VI. REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS: Any existing building within the fire limits which may hereafter be damaged by fire, decay, or otherwise, to an amount greater than 50% of its present value, exclusive of the foundation, shall not be repaired or rebuilt, but shall be removed. Extensions, remodeling, or additions to existing buildings shall not be considered as repairs, and shall not be permitted except when conforming with Section 3 of this ordinance. SECTION VIII. ARBITRATION: Whenever an application for permit to repair any existing building already located within the fire limits is made by any person or firm, and the City Council and the application disagrees on the extent of repairs to be made, and a permit is denied by the designated Building Inspector, then the City Council or Commission shall appoint a competent and disinterested person, and the applicant shall appoint a com- petent and disinterested person, which said two persons so appointed shall select a third member, and these said three persons shall ap- praise the building, examine the plan of the proposed work, and the statement of materials and labor to be used in the repairing or re- building, and make a signed written report of their findings to the City Council or Commission. If such report reflects clearly that said rebuilding or repairing would be violating this ordi- nance, then such application for permit shall be denied by the City Council or Commission, and if such report reflects that the person seeking said permit has complied with said ordinance then said City Council or Commission shall issue a permit for the proposed rebuilding or repairing. SECTION VIII. VALIDITY OF ORDINANCE: If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phase or provision of this ordinance shall be abjudged invalid or held unconstitutional the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part of provision thereof, other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitu- tional. - 121 - Ordinance No. 77 - Page 4 SECTION IX. OTHER ORDINANCES: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION X. FEES: Fees for building permits required by this ordinance shall be as follows, and shall be paid to the City Secretary at the time the written request for permit is filed. COST OF OPERATION FEE $ 50 to $ 250 $ 1.00 251 to 1000 2.00 1001 to 3000 3.00 3001 to 5000 5.00 5001 to 7500 7.50 7501 and Over 10.00 Plumbing inspection fees: $2.00 per trip with two inspections required. Electrical inspections fees: $2.00 per trip with two inspections required. Accompanying each permit there shall be one complete set of plans and specifications which shall remain in possession of the City. SECTION XI. PENALTIES: Violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $100 per day of violation, and each day of violation shall be considered as a separate offense. Passed, ordered published, and approved by the City Council at a regular meeting held at the City Office on March lb, 1944 A. D. S /Ernest Laneford Mayor ATTEST: S /Claude W. Rodrers City Secretary M - 122 -